The story of 911 should not be treated like a Stephen King novel adapted for the big screen with some director taking artistic liberties with the truth. In this regard I agree with why Clinton is upset, although I vehementos disagree with his call for the censorship of this movie.
Television has power, power of persuasion. Theres a reason that Vietnam is known as Nixon's war and that Sen Joe McCarthy is vilified as some sort of Salemic witch hunter and not the hero that he was. Im not saying film or television are the main reason for this, that is primarily the fault of our failed liberal educational system. But whats good for the Bush is good for the Bubba, and I will defend the hillbilly in this matter.
There is no argument that the Clinton foreign policy was a disaster and they were asleep at wheel time and time again by continually allowing attacks on US interests to go unpunished.
But...
911 was not Bill Clintons fault. I can not stress this point any stronger.
THE TERRORISTS WERE RESPONSIBLE.
It was Clintons fault no more than it was Bush's fault.
IT WAS THE TERRORISTS FAULT.
End of discussion.
Now the 911 commission whitewater wash is another matter. Berger committed treason by stealing and destroying classified documents that may or may not have shed some light on how the most advanced nation in the history of mankind allowed a dozen camel bangers to inflict so much damage on US soil.
The truth is too important and already damning enough for some hollywood hack to take artistic license. The Donkey decrees that although censorship is not an option at the very least those involved should be arrested for DWI, directing while ignorant.
EE-Aw
sidenote: Bubba is concerned that this may negatively impact his legacy.
He has one???
3 comments:
I agree. I don't want to defend BJ or his cohorts, but you can't just make stuff up about this kind of thing.
If you want to speculate that had clinton retaliated for the original attack on the WTC, or the uss cole, or the embassies we wouldn't have had 9/11, then i would say you have an argument. If you want to say that he shouldn't have run away from somalia with his tail between his legs like the pussy that he is, i would say ok, maybe you have a point. But those are facts.
Making stuff up is NFG, and i won't watch it.
I agree Rhino, also on Somalia. Somalia was a disaster, my fiancee died there as I have posted about and I have alot of pissedivity about the way the troops were put into horrible situations, much as they are right now in Iraq. I dont blame Clinton for that or 9-11 but think that a leader needs to act. I just dont think Iraq was the right move.(I read that Somalia tried to turn over Bin Laden and Clinton did not want him at that point-I'm still not sure if thats true)
Many of us in the New York area also lost people we cared about on 9/11. I am not saying that makes it "above" discussion, but I think that the people impacted by these kinds of events have the right to the dignity of truth and corrective action based on truth. When truth is concealed for political gain it is a disservice to the families.
I agree that it is a freedom of speech issue, at least I tried to write about it that way in my TBR post. I understand their right to make the film, but dont think it helps anyone to distort things. If we can learn as much as possible and maybe spare future families, that would be honoring the people that died more than ratings and propaganda.
I agree as well, donkularus.
History ... plain old history -- facts, figures, dates, reasons, motivations, etc. -- is so often subject to interpretation. We see this all the time, including here on the Aurora. As well, historians, respected (and disrespected) academics, are are often in disagreement with each other on the same facts. Then, of course, you have the historians who have their own political and ideological axes to grind.
And THEN you have the filmmakers, like Oliver Stone, and others, making "docudramas" that clearly walk on that fine line between fact and fiction. Their films are produced and distributed by companies whose primary business is "entertainment."
Given that the "who what where and when" 9/11 is still quite open for debate, glaringly opening in fact; and given that the nation itself still seems to be suffering a broad-based case of something like post-traumatic stress disorder, I think that it is right that this film be canned.
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